Events in UCIS

Friday, November 20

12:00 pm Reception
The Joseph K. Adjaye Endowed Scholarship
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies
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Please join our campaign to raise funds towards the establishment of the Joseph K. Adjaye Endowed Student Resource Fund. Our target goal is to raise $10,000 to add to the family’s contribution towards the endowment. Please consider contributing to help us reach our goal and to support student scholarship. Your generosity will have a lasting impact on the lives of our students.

Professor Joseph K. Adjaye was instrumental in the establishment of the African Studies Program at Pitt and served with distinction as its inaugural director from 2001 until his retirement in 2010. He was also a renowned faculty member of the Department of Africana Studies and served as Chair (2000-2005). This gathering will celebrate Joseph's life and legacy, as well as establish a memorial scholarship fund in his honor. Joseph loved teaching and enjoyed taking students, educators, and community members on group projects abroad to various countries in Africa. He wanted them to have an opportunity for firsthand experience and learning about Africa. To honor Joseph's invaluable contributions to the Pitt community and beyond, the family of Joseph and the African Studies Program wish to establish the Joseph K. Adjaye Endowed Student Resource Fund that will support students to study abroad in an African country

2:00 pm Cultural Event
Polish Conversation Table
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
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Join us for the Polish Conversation Table on Fridays from 2 - 3 pm with Jolanta Lion.

Email Jolanta Lion for Zoom info: jola@cmu.edu

3:00 pm Student Club Activity
Pitt German Club: Friday Stammtisch
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Global Hub along with Pitt German Club
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Stammtisch is the German Club's weekly conversation table for speaks of all levels from absolute beginners to fluent speakers. Here we practice our language skills while also learning about German culture through fun games and activities!

Zoom Meeting ID: 950 0542 1812
https://pitt.zoom.us/j/95005421812

3:00 pm Cultural Event
Russian Tutoring & Language Table
Location:
Zoom
Sponsored by:
Center for Russian East European and Eurasian Studies
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Join us for the Russian conversation table & tutoring to improve your Russian, meet other Russian students, prepare for oral exams, and learn more about Russian culture.

Email Katya Kovaleva for Zoom info at Katya.Kovaleva@gmail.com

4:15 pm Colloquium
Black Lives Matter: A Panorama of the Movement Across Latin America & the Caribbean
Sponsored by:
Center for Latin American Studies along with Panoramas
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Join the Panoramas team and the Center’s Ambassadors for an exploration of the Black Lives Matter movement throughout 8 Latin American and Caribbean countries. The murder of George Floyd sparked protests throughout the region, pushing countries to confront their own racial injustices.

To read the article, please visit: https://www.panoramas.pitt.edu/news-and-politics/black-lives-matter-pano...

Registration is required: https://tinyurl.com/y3fg3o9z

7:00 pm Film
Nollywood Movie Night
Location:
Zoom and Netflix Party
Sponsored by:
Center for African Studies
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Watch Party of Your Excellency. We will briefly connect over Zoom and then watch in Netflix Party.
This 2019 Nollywood film follows Chief Olalekan Ajadi, a bumbling, billionaire businessman and failed presidential candidate who is obsessed with Donald Trump. Just when his campaign looks set to be another disaster, Ajadi is anointed by a major party and becomes a credible contender, all through the power of social media.